yeoman

yeo·man

noun \ˈyō-mən\

Definition of YEOMAN

1

a : an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household b : a person attending or assisting another : retainer c : yeoman of the guard d : a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties

2

a : a person who owns and cultivates a small farm; specifically : one belonging to a class of English freeholders below the gentry b : a person of the social rank of yeoman

3

: one that performs great and loyal service <did a yeoman's job in seeing the program through>

Origin of YEOMAN

Middle English yoman, yeman

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Foreign Functionary Terms

count, despot, emir, wardrobe

Rhymes with YEOMAN

bowman, foeman, gnomon, nomen, omen, Roman, showman, soman